Dietary echium oil increases long-chain n-3 PUFAs, including docosapentaenoic acid, in blood fractions and alters biochemical markers for cardiovascular disease independently of age, sex, and metabolic syndrome.

膳食中的蓝蓟油可增加血液成分中的长链 n-3 多不饱和脂肪酸（包括二十二碳五烯酸），并改变心血管疾病的生化标志物，且与年龄、性别和代谢综合征无关